Idly sambar

Ingredients:

Toor dal - 1/4 cup
Moong dal- 1/4 cup
Bengal gram - 2 tsp
Shallots- 8 no.s - sliced
Tomato - 1 mediem - chopped
Garlic - 2 no.s crushed
Green chilly - 1 -slited
Curry leaves- 10
Coriander leaves - 1/8 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Hing - a pinch
Mustard seed - 1tsp
Fenugreek seed - 1 tsp
Cumin seed - 1 tsp
Olive oil- 1 tbsp
Pepper powder- 1/2  tsp
Sambar powder - 1 tsp
Salt -  1tsp

Preparation method:

Wash all dal and add all the ingredients till hing with that in a pressure cooker and add 2 cup of water  and cook till 2 whistle.

In a pan, heat the oil and add mustard seed, fenugreek seed and cumin seed.
When it splutters, add pepper powder and then add 1/2 cup of water .
Now add sambar powder.
When it boils,add the pressure cooked dal into this and add salt and mix well.
Remove from heat ,After it boils for 5 mins.

Serve hot with Idly/Dosa.

Tomato chutney

Ingredients:
Onion - 1 chopped
Tomato- 2 medium - chopped
Garlic- 3- sliced
Curry leaves - 10
Red chilly - 3Mustard seed - 1 tsp
Urid dal- 1 tbsp
Oilve oil- 1 tbsp
Salt -1 tsp

Preparation method:

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seed, urid dal. When it splutters add curry leaves.
Then add garlic and then onion and saute for 2 mins.
Now add tomato and saute till it blend well.
Remove from heat.
Grind it to paste with salt and serve with Idly/Dosa.

Vegetable Kurma

Ingredients:
Califlower, carrot,potato(washed and cubed )  - 1/2 cup each
Frozen peas - 1/2cup
Onion (Sliced ) - 1 big
Tomato ( Sliced ) - 4 big
Garlic - 10no.s sliced
Green chilly - 3 Slited
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Olive oil
Salt - 2 tsp
Fennel seed - 1 tsp
Ginger - 1 "
Cinnamon stick -1 "
Cloves- 3

For paste:

Garlic - 5 no.s slited2
Ginger - 1 "
Green chilly - 1
Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan,then add garlic, ginger and green chilly and saute for 30 sec.
Remove from heat and add the coriander powder.
Grind this along with 1/2 cup grated coconut, 1 tsp fennel seed and 1 tbsp roasted gram.

Kurma Preparation Method:

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add Cinnamon stick,cloves.Now add the garlic, green chilly and onion and saute for 2 min.Now add tomatoes and saute till it blends.Add turmeric powder and add all the vegetables and saute for a min.
Now add 2 cups of water and cook covered for 10 mins.
Then add the ground paste and mix well and cook further for 10 mins.
Garmish with coriander leaves and Serve hot with rice.